Air Europa announces Santo Domingo-NY flight

Santo Domingo.- Spanish mogul Juan Jose Hidalgo on Sunday announced the expansion of the airline Air Europa in Dominican Republic and a new Santo Domingo-New York route starting this year, EFE reports.

Interviewed on Telefuturo, Hidalgo said Air Europa is growing and will bring modern planes to the Caribbean country, the outlet said in a statement.

In December the also president of the Globalia Group said some tests had been conducted and announced the new carrier´s start of operations this year, adding that some 80 Dominican cabin attendants have already contracted.

Among the Globalia Group´s major investments in Dominican Republic figure Be Live Hotels with six properties and Viajes Halcón, and other companies in the country.